Hi everyone, my DC is 12 weeks and for the past three nights has really gone backwards in terms of sleep waking every few hours. I know 12 weeks is a time of growth spurts and leaps but it's just made me think about my 'routine' and what I'm doing in the build up to bedtime. I'm a FTM so not sure if I could be/should be doing anything that night make bedtimes and nights more successful. I use the word 'routine' loosely. I know that all babies are different as is every day. I just mean on a normal sort of day what do you do?
My LO is EBF. She wakes around 7 then it's up, nappy change, feed, play for around 45 mins then she usually goes back down for a nap. Her naps are usually around 40-45 mins. Then I try to repeat that cycle throughout the day. As we get into the afternoon, it's increasingly difficult to get her to nap. She ends up having very unsettled evenings. I've posted before about colic and how my husband and I never ever get to have an evening. So last night, we did bath at 6:45, massage then went up to bed at 8. She fed then went down in her own crib next to our bed for 9. Her last feeds aren't always that productive. I'm just curious to know what your 'typical day' is like, especially what your evenings look like. Thank you.